US 12,243,665 B2
Wire harness
Takuji Iwama, Yokkaichi (JP); and Yuji Tanaka, Yokkaichi (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Appl. No. 17/910,084
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Yokkaichi (JP)
PCT Filed Mar. 15, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/010344
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/193191, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-058861 (JP), filed on Mar. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124892 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01B 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); H01B 7/18 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01); H02G 3/30 (2006.01); H01B 7/282 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 7/0009 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0215 (2013.01); H01B 7/0045 (2013.01); H01B 7/1805 (2013.01); H02G 3/0468 (2013.01); H02G 3/30 (2013.01); H01B 7/2825 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wire harness comprising:
a first conductive path;
a second conductive path that is different from and is separately provided from the first conductive path; and
an exterior cover that covers the first conductive path and the second conductive path, wherein:
the first conductive path includes a conductive first tubular conductor that is tubular in shape and is covered by a first insulation cover,
the second conductive path includes a conductive second tubular conductor that is tubular in shape and is covered by a second insulation cover,
a thickness of the first tubular conductor is different from a thickness of the second tubular conductor,
an inner diameter of the exterior cover covering the first conductive path is larger than an outer diameter of the first insulation cover to create a first gap of space there-between,
an inner diameter of the exterior cover covering the second conductive path is larger than an outer diameter of the second insulation cover to create a second gap of space there-between,
the first conductive path further includes a conductive first flexible conductor electrically connected to an end of the first tubular conductor,
the second conductive path further includes a conductive second flexible conductor electrically connected to an end of the second tubular conductor,
the first flexible conductor is more flexible than the first tubular conductor, and
the second flexible conductor is more flexible than the second tubular conductor.